20 more signs that you are a real Hungarian

We continue our list with 20 more unmistakable signs that you are a true Hungarian. In case you have not yet read Part 1, check out the article where we have already listed some music- and pálinka-centred Hungarian characteristics. Any resemblances to actual persons are non-coincidental.

There is no denying it; you are a Hungarian if:

– You refuse to eat watermelon after the 10^th of August because Lőrinc has peed in it (yes, that is another folk tradition. Not peeing into fruits, I mean. But saying that the watermelon after Lőrinc day is not good anymore.)

– You do not regard anyone as a human being until he or she cannot drink you under the table

– You stuff your dinner guests with food until they can not move any longer

– Instead of three, you have actually four big holidays in a year: Christmas, Easter, Pentecost and pigsticking. (Does it not ring a bell? Quickly check out about the tradition here, so next time you do not miss out on it)

– Your grandmother used to say that if you grimace, your face will remain like that. Whereas your parents would establish whether or not you have lied to them, based on how soft your nose is

– Merry-making amongst tears and respecting amongst invective is your standard

– After two weeks in the USA, you speak your mother-tongue with an accent for three months

– When you were a child, they told you that to be able to whistle you must eat plenty of carrots

– You do not take medicine on Sundays because it would not work anyway

– You consider vegetarianism an illness, and you only drink tea when you are ill